Empire State Trail
Hiking and biking trail in New York State / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Empire State Trail is a multi-use trail in New York State that was proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January 2017 and completed in December 2020. The trail runs from Manhattan north to the Canada–United States border in Rouses Point near the northern tip of Lake Champlain, and also from Buffalo to Albany. At 750 miles (1,210 km), it is the longest multi-use trail in the United States. The trail includes pre-existing trail segments, which retain their existing identity but are now co-signed as a segment of the Empire State Trail. The trail also links to other regional bicycling and hiking trails such as the Appalachian Trail, the Adirondack and Catskill Parks, the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, the Genesee Valley Greenway, and others. A segment near its southernmost part, on the Hudson River Greenway in Manhattan, is concurrent with the East Coast Greenway. The trail is used for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and in some areas snowmobiling.
Empire State Trail | |
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Length | 750 mi (1,210 km) |
Location | Buffalo–Albany–Manhattan, Albany–Rouses Point |
Use | Hiking, Biking |
Season | All year |
Website | https://empiretrail.ny.gov/ |
Completing the trail required 40 construction projects to create new trails and to eliminate gaps in existing segments.[1] On December 30, 2020, Governor Cuomo announced that these construction projects were finished, and that the Empire State Trail was officially completed and open to the public.[2]